Ash receiver



Oct. 11, 1932. B}. H. HARRIS ET AL 1,381,540

ASH RECEIVER I I Filed March 5; 1929 Patented st. 11, 1932 "UNI EDS ATES PATENT oFFios BLAINE r1. HARRIS AND EARL r. CRAFT, or s'r, PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNORS 'ro BROWN & BIGELOVT, 015 sa PAUL, MINNESOTA, A oonroimrioN or MINNEso'rAZ ASH RECEIVER v Our invention relates to an ash receiver.

Virtually vertical with a suitable weighted base portion and a closure for the top which forms the ash receiving space, and which is removable easily for cleaning the ash receiver.

* 336 'A feature of the invention resides in an ash receiver wherein the ash tray is formed as a cover for. the ash recelver, adapted to v a hinge in a manner sothat the cover is built to V I desired.

discharge the ashes in the ash tray cover into the ash receiver. The tray cover is virtually semi-spherical in shape, thus providing a deep receiver'for ashes when the ash receiver proper is closedby the tray cover. Suitable 'rests are formed projecting from the edges of the ash tray cover, so that a cigarette or cigar can be rested upon the same when it is A further feature of the invention resides in the particular removable means of attaching the ash tray receiver to the open top of the ash receiver body. The ash tray cover is formed flexible so that it can be pinched in- "wardly on the sides, and the lugs which are formed integral with the side of the same that forms the pivot point for the tray cover are thus released from the recesses which hold 7 them ordinarily in place to hinge the cover, and the ash tray cover is thereby easily removed so that the entire contents of the receiver may be readily cleaned out. I The inventionincludes an ash receiver of a spherical nature which will not tip over, and havinga cover which closes the ash receiving chamber of the receiver suliicientlytight to snuff out a lighted cigar or cigarette which is placed in the body of the ash receiver. This an important feature, yetproviding a removable cover, and one which may be turned over to discharge the ashes from the cover into the body.

These features, together with other features and objects of the invention will be more fully and clearly set forth hereinafter vin the specification andclaims.

Application filed March 5, 1929. Serial No. 344,350;

In the drawing forming a part of this spec.- i-fication, .Figure 1. is a receiver. g y

. Figure 2 is a side sectional view of the same showing the cover: in dotted outline, to show the operation 0t discharging the ashes from the tray cover. into the body of the receiver.

Figure 3 illustrates aplan view of the cover removedifrom the ash receiver.

. Inthe drawing our ash receiver Ais formed with body portion virtually cylindrical in shape so as; to provide an upper portion 10 and lower'portioni 11,. The; upper portion 10 is formed with an. intu-rned flange 12 about theopening 13; and the opening,v 13 is quite large so. as toreceive a cover member 14..v

- The: cover member 14 is formed virtually sem-i--cyli-ndrical which thus forms a very deep ash. receiving tray and projecting from the cover 13 i aretwo restsl5; which may be formed integral with the cover and which proj ect angularly from the same in a manner so that one or more'ciga-rettes-or cigars maybe laid on the tray with the ashend pointing toward or over the ash receiving tray cover 14. v

The cover 145 is. formed with pivoting'lugs perspective view of our ash 16 which project from either side ofthe same,

and which areadapt'ed to engage in' the open,- ings 117' ot the eyelet'ears; 18. The eyelet ears 18 are formed projecting upward from the edge of the opening 18.

The ash receiving tray cover may be easily removed firomits pivot attachment to the ash receiver A by pinching the sides of the tray 14 together sufficiently to release the lugs 16 from the ears 18 of the upper member 10.

f The lower portionof the ash receiver A is semii-eylindrical information and is provided with aweighted base member 20 which is formedwith an integral riveting member 21 and thus is' riveted to the base in a manner so. thatit will hold the weighted member 20 in the bottom, andthus forms a means of balancing the receiver A to prevent it from tipping over when in use and thus discharging the ashes out of the same.

We have found 'ourash receiver to be of a very desirable nature owing. to its extreme simplicity, being formed from three major r will go out without smoking from the receiver T into the outer atmosphere. 7

entire'ash receiver, "andfin this manner We 7 provide a very simple, inexpensive structure, a Tyet formingan ash receiver which is pro- 7 vided Witha closure Which'is adaptedto snufl out any lighted cigarettes When placed Within the receiver. The tray cover shuts ofi the air sumcieney so that t e lighted cigarette Thequiok and easy removalzof the provides an ash receiver whichcan be readily cleansed, and also provides an ash receiving jecting' therefromand means for 'oivotally supporting .said'trayii Y i e BLAINE HARRIS} EARL I;

cover porof adjacent radially disposed,{r ests pro- V cover which'ca n be easily turned over to dump I thecontents ofthe. receiver cover or tray into the body of the :ash receiver, yet virtually closing the opening of the ash receiver when the cover is either initurned over'position or i in position to have itshole portion formed the body for by its semi-cylindrical nature extending into I Ourash 1 receiver forms a utility for 'forining infia' very neat and tidymannerfanash receiving article- Which accomplishes the re- 1 sults, and also an attractive utility.

1' 'In acjcordanceIvvith the patent statutes we have described the principles" of operation of our ash receiver, together with the best embodiment thereof, andj'idesire 'to have it 1111- aeratedthat the drawing is only sugges tive and that the invention may be carriedout/ by. other means apart from those illus claims.

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l; ashyreceiver comprising a semiv V spherical 'baseiportiony aWeighted member in said baseportiomafrustroy-spherical upper portion having a large opening in the top w" thereof eyelet ears formedin the edges of said a so;

' j V openingand a flexible ash receiver cover tray ing? ivotallyfand removablysecur'ed in said open 2., Anjash receiver, including a non-tipping a resting surface formed in said body por tion, an opening fi ed-i theto of said body portion; havingji aj collar projecting about the same, earsjprojectingupwardly T -from said collar, flexible; ash-receiving stray v fpi'votally and removab'lyvsecured to said ear 55 1 ing'po sitioned in a manner to permit the dis-f charge of the -'contents thereof into the body by p'inching, together saidtray, saidftray beinnerfchaniberof the ash} re- 1 "fcei/ver-A. '25

tra'tedf Within the scopejof the following 1 I v bodyfportion formed-substantially spherical, I v

' of the receiver, by rotating said tray, and1 f I .restsjprojecting from said ash receiver tray 7 60 i o 1 fbrru p t elmek r articles: a i Anon-tipping ash tray, including a body portion, substantially spherical, a Weighted 7 member secured-"Within the bottom' ther'eof,

a large opening formed in the top and a flexble ash-receiving cover. tray, having a: pair 1 

